Copy-holder.



No. 862,998. I PATENTED' AUG. 13, 1907.

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COPY-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 13, 1907.

Application filed December 31, 1906. Serial No. 350,163.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HIRAM D. PENNY, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Castle, in the county of Garfield and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Copy-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to copy holders, of that class which are used for holding a manuscript or other copy conveniently exposed to view while being recopied, and which are provided with indicating means for the purpose of designating the particular portion of the manuscript or other copy which is being copied.

The objects of the present invention are to simplify and improve the construction and operation of this class of devices, and to provide simple and improved indicating means which are capable of being easily operated, step by step, to shift the position thereof as the work progresses.

With these and other ends in view which will readily appear as the nature of the invention is better under stood, the same consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement and combination of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferred form of the invention; it being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural changes therein exhibited, but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of the invention may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawingsFigure 1 is a front elevation of a copy holder constructed in accordance with the prin ciples of the invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line 4-4 in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line 55 in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line 66 in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a detailed view illustrating a slight modification.

Corresponding parts of the several figures are denoted by like characters of reference.

The body of the improved copy holder consists of a box or casing 1, which has been shown as being of rec tangular form, the same being obviously made of suitable size and dimensions. The sides 2, 2, of the box or casing are provided adjacent to the front cover 3 of said casing with vertical slots 4, extending through the entire length of the sides which correspond with the height of the box or casing. The latter is provided with a detachable back plate 5, which may be secured in position by bolts or screws 6.

The side members 2, 2, of the box or casing are provided near their upper ends with bearings for a transverse shaft 7, carrying a spur wheel 8, which is disposed within the casing, intermediate the sides of the latter; the shaft 7 also carries at one of its ends which projects beyond the box or casing a ratchet wheel 9. The casing is provided with interiorly arranged vertically disposed guide straps 10, 10, the ends of which may be mortised into the top and bottom pieces of the casing, said guide strips being disposed intermediate the side members of the casing and adjacent to the sides of the spur wheel 8, which latter is partially confined between the guide strips and is thereby prevented from lateral displacement upon the shaft 7.

11 designates a vertically movable slide which is disposed for vertical movement in the slots 4, 4, intermediate the guide strips 10, 10, and the front cover 3 of the casing, the slide being of such length that the ends thereof will project beyond the sides of the casing.

Suitably connected with the slide is a rack bar 12, which is guided between the strips 10, 10, and which projects upwardly through a slot 13 in the top of the casing, said rack bar being in constant engagement with the spur wheel 8; a washer 14 of leather or other suitable flexible material is secured upon the top of the casing, and said washer is provided with a tongue 15 projecting downwardly into the slot 13 adjacent to the smooth front edge of the rack bar 12, the teeth of which latter are thus held constantly in engagement with the spur wheel 8 in such a manner that rattling and vibration will be practically avoided.

Suitably secured upon the top of the casing is a cross piece 16, the extremities of which project beyond the sides of the casing and are provided near their terminal ends with apertures 17, wherein are secured the ends of the arms or side members 18 of a spring clip or yoke 19, which normally rests against the front of the casing; near the upper end of the latter, the arms 18 are provided with spring coils 20, whereby the clip or yoke is held in contact with the front side of the casing with the requisite degree of pressure, but in such a manner that it may be readily lifted for the insertion of the manuscript or other copy that is to be held exposed to view. The slide 11 is provided near the ends thereof with forwardly extending pins 21, which are disposed adjacent to the edges of the casing, and which serve to retain in position an indicator 22, which latter may, if desired, be secured in position detachably by means of nuts 23 threaded upon the pins; coiled springs 24 may also be interposed between the nuts 23 and the indicator for the purpose of holding the latter resiliently in contact with the front of the casing. The latter is preferably to be made of a width sufficiently exceeding the leaf or manuscript that is to be copied, so that said leaf or manuscript may be inserted between the indicator 22 and the front of the casing, said leaf being meanwhile held securely by means of the spring clip at the top of the casing, as will be readily understood.

Suitably secured upon one side of the casing is a spring pawl or hook 25, that is normally in engagement with the ratchet wheel 9 for the purpose of preventing the rotation of the latter in one direction. Pivotally mounted upon the side of the casing is a lever26, at one end of which is pivoted a push pawl or dog 27, which is likewise resilient and is normally held in engagement with the ratchet wheel 9 by means of a pin or stud 28;

the pawl 25 and the dog 27 being obviously so disposed as to engage the ratchet wheel 9 at opposite sides of the axis of the latter.

29 is a turn button which is pivoted upon the side of the casing, intermediate the pawl 25 and the dog 27, in such a position that by properly adjusting the said turn button it will engage the pawl 25 and the dog 27 near the free ends of said pawl and dog, which are normally in engagement with the ratchet wheel, and serving to force the ends of said pawl and dog out of such engagement, as will be readily understood by reierence to Fig. 2 of the drawings, where the non-engaging positions of the pawl and dog have been indicated in dotted lines. It is evident that by changing the position of the turn button the pawl and dog, owing to their inherent resiliency, will automatically resume their normal positions in engagement with the ratchet wheel.

The forward end of the lever 26, is normally supported in an elevated position by means of a suitable spring 30, against the tension of which it may be depressed by the finger oi the operator; the extent of the movement being regulated by means of a stop 31.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings hereto annexed, the operation and advantages of this invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which it appertains. The copy that is to be exposed to view may be readily secured under the spring clip or yoke 19, the leaf, book or bunch of manuscript constituting such copy being inserted between the indicator 22 and the iront oi the casing. When the turn button 29 is adjusted to disengage the pawl 25 and the pawl 27 from the ratchet wheel 9, the rack bar 12, connected with the slide 11 and related parts, may be moved upwardly towards the top of the casing until the indicator 22 is in registry with the desired portion of the manuscript or other copy; the position oi the turn button is now changed to cause the pawl 25 and dog 27 to engage the ratchet wheel 9, or the latter may now be rotated step by step by depressing the forward end of the lever 26, rotation in a reverse direction being prevented by the action of the pawl or detent 25. It is obvious that the throw of the lever 26 will regulate the extent of rotation of the ratchet wheel 9. As the latter rotates, the spur wheel 8, upon the shaft 7 will engage the rack bar 12, thus moving the latter and related parts, including the indicator 22 in a downward direction, the indicator following the exposed copy, line by line.

In Fig. 7 of the drawings has been illustrated a slight modification which consists in substituting for the indicator 22 an indicator bar 35 which projects a suitable distance to one side of the box or casing, and which is found useful to held open the leaves of a book from which a copy is being made.

I claim 1. In a copy holder a casing having vertically slotted sides, a slide movable in the slots and having forwardly extending pins, and an indicator carried by said pins adjacent to the front of the casing.

2. In a copy holder a casing having vertically slotted sides, a spring clip near the top of the casing engaging the front of the latter, a slide movable in the slots and having forwardly extending pins, and an indicator carried by the pins adjacent to the front of the casing.

3. In a copy holder a casing having vertically slotted sides, a spring clip near the top of the casing, a slide movable in the slots having forwardly extending pins, an indicater carried by said pins, and means for holding the indicator resiliently in engagement with the front of the casing.

-l. In a copy holder a casing having vertically slotted sides, a slide movable in the slots and carrying an indicator adjacent to the front of the casing, and means for moving the slide step by step in a downward direction.

In a copy holder a casing having vertically slotted sides, guide strips within the casing, the said guide strips being intermediate the sides and spaced from the front of the casing, a slide movable in the slots between the front of the casing and the guide strips, a rack bar connected with the slide and disposed inter-mediate the guide strips, a shaft having a spur wheel engaging the rack bar, said spur wheel being disposed between the guide strips and thereby prevented from lateral displacement, means for rotating the shaft step by step in one direction, and means for normally preventing reverse rotation of the shaft.

6. In a copy holder a casing having vertically slotted sides and a slot in the top thereof, an indicator-carrying slide movable in the slots in the sides of the casing, a rack bar connected with the slide and extending through the slot in the top of the casing, a shaft support for rotation transversely in the casing, a spur wheel upon said shaft engaging the rack bar, and a flexible washer secured upon the casing and having a tongue engaging the smooth edge of the rack bar, and holding the toothed edge of the latter in engagement with the spur wheel.

7. In a copy holder a casing, a vertically movable indicator carrying slide, a rack bar connected with said slide, a shaft having a spur wheel engaging the rack bar, a ratchet ,wheel upon said shaft, a resilient detent engaging one side of the ratchet wheel, a resilient dog engaging the opposite side of the ratchet wheel, means for operating the dog to cause step by step rotation of the ratchet wheel, and a turn button supported intermediate the de tent and the dog and adapted to displace the resilient ends of said detent and dog from engagement with the ratchet wheel.

8. In a copy holder a casing, an indicator carrying slide, a rack bar connected with the slide, a shaft having a spur wheel engaging the rack bar, a ratchet wheel upon said shaft, a resilient detent engaging the ratchet wheel at one side of its axis, a resilient push dog normally engaging the ratchet wheel at the opposite side of the axis of the latter, a lever pivotally connected with the push dog, a spring supporting one end of the lever, means for limiting the throw of the lever, and a turn button supported pivotally intermediate the ratchet engaging ends of the resilient detent and the resilient push pawl.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

I'IIRAM D. PENNY.

Witnesses Fnnn C. EWING, LOUIS L. Rynonns. 

